Saturday, July 19, 2014

Please write to all the NRC Commissioners in support of the Chairperson MacFarlane idea to update the NRC Regs in a effort to make it clear for all Plant owners and the public on the decommissioning process for nuclear plants and the handling of "HBF" (high burn fuel). Please ask the Commissioners to have the NRC open a old cask with HBF in it to check on condition of this highly dangerous fuel and the cask condition.

Here are the email address:Chairman@nrc.govCMRSVINICKI@nrc.govCMRMAGWOOD@nrc.govCMROSTENDORFF@nrc.gov

2nd ACTION ITEM;

THE EPA WOULD LIKE YOUR COMMENTS! DEADLINE AUGUST 3rd.Both proponents and opponents of nuclear power expect theEnvironmental Protection Agency in coming months to relax its rulesrestricting radiation emissions from reactors and other nuclearfacilities. EPA officials say they have no such intention, but theyare willing to reconsider the method they use to limit publicexposure—and the public’s level of risk. Comment by August 3, 2014.The EPA is seeking public input here http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0689-0001upper right corner "comment now".

Thursday, July 17, 2014

How long will SONGS be a Nuclear Waste Dump? That answer is unclear at best. But for sure it will be here longer than anyone wants. So it will be safest and cheapest to store it right the first time! SCE and NRC love’s to say the risks are small, but they don’t like to tell us how BIG a nuclear waste accident can be. Anyone remember Chernobyl and Fukushima?

ROSE advocates relocation of nuclear waste as soon as is feasible from the SONGS site to a less populated area and a less earthquake prone area. Temporary or permanent, although a permanent situation is preferred.

1. Storage of dry cask of any type should be within it’s own building to protect them from the salt air at San Onofre as some other countries do .

2. The best canister we have seen is the V-19 German canister. (The V-19 and 21 canisters are an example of a better made product for our site at San Onofre. It was not meant to be a recommendation to buy, just the type of construction method we may want to look at.)

3. There should be a fuel pool with crane on site to mitigate any accident with any of the dry casks.

4. There should be some type of pressure or radiation monitoring of cask in real time which the V-19 canister has.

5. NRC needs to update it’s procedures to include inspections of decommissioned cask storage areas on a regular and timely basis.

6. DOE needs to set a firm date as to when they will takeover SONGS nuclear waste and exactly how they will do that.

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Here are two important notes from David G. Victor SCE/CEP chairman. Reading these carefully will give you insight into David’s understanding and misconceptions of how Southern California should proceed with the decommissioning of SONGS and it’s new life as a Nuclear Waste Dump, and how in the world to work with the NRC.

Overall in my opinion he is starting to get the complexities in decommissioning a Nuke Plant with 8,4 million people within a 50 mile radius and the lack of real direction and oversight by the NRC.